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Lions notes: Detroit has 1% chance to make Super Bowl

Not many people are giving the Lions much of a chance to win it all this year.

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  • The Detroit Lions are one of 12 teams in the playoffs, but almost no one is giving them a chance to compete for the Super Bowl this year. ESPN’s “power index” is giving them a one percent chance to even make the Super Bowl:

  • Football Outsiders is giving them even less of a chance, putting their odds at 0.7 percent to make the Super Bowl and 0.2 percent chance to win it.

  • If the #Disrespkt wasn’t big enough for you there, here’s ESPN trying to cover the Detroit Lions for the first time in four years:

  • Oh, and ESPN wasn’t done with their Lions gaffes of the week:

  • The Lions in primetime was another ratings hit for the NFL:

  • Miles Killebrew loves to make diving tackles:

If you need someone to dive from right to left, I'm your guy.

A photo posted by Miles Killebrew (@killa_man28) on

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